backlash
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Anthropic is facing backlash in Silicon Valley over product launches that compete with other companies and its stance on open-weight AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In February 2025, Stenberg posted a since-deleted nine-minute TikTok addressing backlash that suggested colorism was at play when she landed the gig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in September, following a backlash from survivors and victims.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Companies have been hesitant to detail how they use generative AI in film production — partly because they are concerned about consumer and union backlash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The backlash I’m receiving is making me hesitate, but I keep going.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Several celebrities or influencers who have ventured into the crypto market have faced similar backlashes.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024
By starting the exercise while most students were away on winter break, university leaders minimized the raucous backlashes that have bedeviled previous attempts by campus officials to take control of the park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
Yet Redmond has avoided legal fights over light-rail and backlashes to growth that have vexed nearby towns.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Facebook has similarly made platform changes that have irked developers and caused backlashes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
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